US National Transportation Safety Board concluded its 15-month investigation into the Jan. 15, 2009, ditching of US Airways Flight 1549, finding that "in addition to the decisions and actions of the flight crewmembers, overwater safety equipment likely saved lives that might otherwise have been lost to drowning." All 155 passengers and crewmembers survived in the so-called "Miracle on the Hudson," which occurred after the A320 struck a flock of Canada Geese shortly ...

The US majors will not give up on their campaign against the Gulf carriers, which present the biggest-ever threat to the future of US airlines, the CEO of United Airlines said in a speech in New York Thursday....More

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said the wider public has to be educated about the threat laser pointers pose to aircraft and help law enforcement catch people shining lasers into cockpits....More

US airlines, particularly regional carriers, have expressed hope that strict pilot training requirements implemented by FAA in 2013 will be eased in FAA reauthorization legislation expected to be taken up by Congress later this year, but there will likely be a strong push back against any efforts to change the rules....More